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Urmia County

{{Short description|County in West Azerbaijan province, Iran}}

{{for|the city|Urmia}}

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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان ارومیه}}

|settlement_type = County

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| map_caption = Location of Urmia County in West Azerbaijan province (center, green)

| map_caption1 = Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Iran

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = West Azerbaijan

|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Urmia

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| p1 = Central

| p2 = Anzal

| p3 = Nazlu

| p4 = Silvaneh

| p5 = Sumay-ye Beradust

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Urmia County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان ارومیه}}) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Urmia.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220192713/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2023|id=Notification 82808/T137|archive-date=20 December 2023|access-date=20 December 2023}}

Demographics

=Ethnicity=

The county is mainly populated by Azerbaijanis, Persians and Kurds.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 856,914 in 215,342 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 963,738 people in 272,439 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,040,565 in 304,306 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=30 August 2022}}

=Administrative divisions=

Urmia County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

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|+ Urmia County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 702,376style="text-align: right;"| 806,861style="text-align: right;"| 879,709
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bakeshluchay RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 22,672style="text-align: right;"| 28,864style="text-align: right;"| 34,683
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Baranduz RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 11,502style="text-align: right;"| 11,088style="text-align: right;"| 12,008
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 10,068style="text-align: right;"| 9,416style="text-align: right;"| 11,408
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Baranduzchay-ye Shomali RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 7,466style="text-align: right;"| 7,529style="text-align: right;"| 8,486
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bash Qaleh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 9,862style="text-align: right;"| 9,994style="text-align: right;"| 10,043
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dul RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,524style="text-align: right;"| 7,530style="text-align: right;"| 7,487
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nazlu-ye Jonubi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,350style="text-align: right;"| 7,538style="text-align: right;"| 7,510
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Rowzeh Chay RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 36,556style="text-align: right;"| 47,510style="text-align: right;"| 41,843
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Torkaman RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 10,069style="text-align: right;"| 9,893style="text-align: right;"| 10,017
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Urmia (city)style="text-align: right;"| 577,307style="text-align: right;"| 667,499style="text-align: right;"| 736,224
Anzal Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 25,252style="text-align: right;"| 25,729style="text-align: right;"| 25,599
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Anzal-e Jonubi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 19,482style="text-align: right;"| 20,605style="text-align: right;"| 20,560
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Anzal-e Shomali RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 2,938style="text-align: right;"| 2,598style="text-align: right;"| 2,252
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qushchi (city)style="text-align: right;"| 2,832style="text-align: right;"| 2,526style="text-align: right;"| 2,787
Nazlu Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 36,732style="text-align: right;"| 39,495style="text-align: right;"| 39,701
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nazlu-ye Shomali RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 16,373style="text-align: right;"| 15,538style="text-align: right;"| 15,316
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nazluchay RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 10,624style="text-align: right;"| 14,455style="text-align: right;"| 13,727
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Tala Tappeh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 3,004style="text-align: right;"| 2,319style="text-align: right;"| 2,278
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nushin (city)style="text-align: right;"| 6,731style="text-align: right;"| 7,183style="text-align: right;"| 8,380
Silvaneh Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 52,752style="text-align: right;"| 55,437style="text-align: right;"| 60,368
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dasht RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,647style="text-align: right;"| 9,012style="text-align: right;"| 10,199
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Margavar RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 34,862style="text-align: right;"| 37,170style="text-align: right;"| 40,174
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Targavar RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 7,893style="text-align: right;"| 7,765style="text-align: right;"| 8,381
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Silvaneh (city)style="text-align: right;"| 1,350style="text-align: right;"| 1,490style="text-align: right;"| 1,614
Sumay-ye Beradust Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 39,802style="text-align: right;"| 36,216style="text-align: right;"| 35,183
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Beradust RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 13,766style="text-align: right;"| 11,593style="text-align: right;"| 11,361
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sumay-ye Jonubi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 13,915style="text-align: right;"| 13,075style="text-align: right;"| 12,452
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sumay-ye Shomali RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 10,613style="text-align: right;"| 10,018style="text-align: right;"| 9,570
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Serow (city)style="text-align: right;"| 1,508style="text-align: right;"| 1,530style="text-align: right;"| 1,800
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 856,914style="text-align: right;"| 963,738style="text-align: right;"| 1,040,565
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